Vice President - Projects & Construction

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Vice President - Projects & Construction to lead end-to-end execution of construction projects. The candidate will be responsible for project planning, site execution, contractor management, quality, safety, billing coordination, client/PMC coordination, and timely project delivery.

The role requires a hands-on construction professional with strong site experience and the ability to manage multiple teams, contractors, and project stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead overall planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of construction projects.
- Drive project strategy, execution methodology, resource planning, and milestone achievement.
- Oversee project managers, site teams, planning teams, billing/contracts teams, QA/QC teams, safety teams, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Review project progress at senior level and ensure timely action on delays, risks, bottlenecks, cost overruns, and execution challenges.
- Ensure projects are executed as per approved drawings, specifications, contracts, quality standards, safety norms, and agreed timelines.
- Lead coordination with clients, architects, consultants, PMCs, contractors, vendors, and internal management.
- Review and control project schedules, budgets, cost reports, contractor performance, cash flow requirements, and project risks.
- Guide teams on construction methodology, sequencing, contractor deployment, productivity improvement, and critical execution decisions.
- Review major BOQs, work orders, tender documents, contract conditions, variation claims, extra items, and commercial risks.
- Oversee client billing, contractor billing, cost control,



quantity reconciliation, and commercial coordination through the respective teams.
- Ensure proper quality, safety, documentation, and compliance systems are implemented across all project sites.
- Conduct senior-level project review meetings with internal teams, clients, PMCs, consultants, and contractors.
- Support management in project feasibility, budgeting, contractor selection, vendor evaluation, negotiation, and strategic decision-making.
- Ensure timely completion, cost control, quality execution, safety compliance, and smooth handover of projects.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- BE / B.Tech / Diploma in Civil Engineering.
- 20-25 years of experience in construction project execution and project leadership.
- Minimum 8-10 years of experience in senior project leadership roles such as Project Head, GM Projects, AVP Projects, or VP Projects.
- Proven experience in handling large-scale civil, industrial, commercial, residential, institutional, warehouse, infrastructure, or mixed-use projects.
- Solid experience in managing multiple projects, project teams, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, clients, and PMCs.
- Strong knowledge of civil construction, RCC works, finishing works, structural steel/PEB, external development, infrastructure works, and MEP coordination.




- Strong commercial understanding of project cost, BOQ, billing, contracts, variations, claims, cost control, and project profitability.
- Ability to review drawings, specifications, BOQs, work orders, contracts, project schedules, cost reports, and execution plans at senior level.
- Strong leadership, decision-making, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to drive accountability across project teams and contractors.
- Must be hands-on at leadership level, execution-focused, and capable of resolving critical site and project-level issues.
- Must be willing to travel to project sites as required.

Technical Skills Required

- Construction project leadership and execution control
- Project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and milestone tracking
- Civil construction, RCC works, finishing works, and external development
- Structural steel and PEB works
- MEP coordination and inter-disciplinary site coordination
- Drawing, BOQ, specification, and contract review
- Construction methodology, sequencing, and resource planning
- Contractor, subcontractor, vendor, and consultant management
- Project budgeting, cost control, and profitability monitoring
- Billing review, quantity reconciliation, variations, extra items, and claims management
- Quality control systems and construction safety compliance
- Risk identification, delay analysis, bottleneck resolution, and catch-up planning
- Client, PMC, architect, and consultant coordination
- Team leadership, project governance, and performance review
- Working knowledge of MS Project / Primavera / AutoCAD / Excel preferred

📌 Vice President Projects & Construction (Pune)
🏢 Ashoka
📍 Pune